to absolutely hate the how people are speaking English!

I came on to say this. Somebody started a thread recently about her friend "being pissed" and it turned out they meant pissed off. Just stop it! It's so irritating.

We are watching more American Tv and seeing American and young influencers.

My DC use a lot of American vocabulary so I think we probably need to get use to it.

YANBU. “Gotten”, a “slither” of cake, being “unphased” by a situation, “step” foot rather than set foot, off my own “back” instead of bat. There were even people on here the other day arguing that it’s “can’t be asked” instead of “can’t be arsed”.

I find it sad that people don’t seem to care or want to improve their English and any attempt to correct errors gets you screamed at because “they could be dyslexic!!!!”

Oh, and what is this trend of using “males” and “females” instead of “men” and “women” FFS?!

Oh God, all the American-isms are bloody awful.

Everyone should speak like what I speak

I can't stand how everything is now a "she."

Clothing, cars, appliances, cups, hairdos. You name it, "she's" something.

@ImlyingandthatsthetruthI think it might be but frowned on. And would mess up the off duty as well as need a rather long Datix form. 😂😂

I am usually a very tolerant individual who has ample loving kindness to dust on those I meet, but I properly bristle when people in the queue in front of me say 'can I get.....?' This is not standard British English!

If I worked in Starbucks and was on the receiving end of that all day, I doubt I'd last the shift.

It’s proofread.

I don't love it myself. My child says 'trash can' instead of bin which baffles me..
But OP said she wouldn't mind it if it was language evolution. But I think it is just language evolution.
It made me think of oldies saying 'its not music it's just noise' when it very much is music, it's just not music they like. Lots of Americanisms have crept in over time, largely accepted now, these are just new ones. The 'psychobabble' speak that OP is talking about is culturally relevant right now but much of the language might stick around.

These ones with the missing words are the ones that make my teeth itch.

Passed (away)
Pissed (off)
New years (eve, day, what?)

And could care less (but I don’t?)

For the record my DH is American but rarely used Americanisms as he’s lived here since he was 25 and has made an effort to use British English. He does sometimes lapse when he’s tired though and shouts ‘Cold Beverage!’ when he wants to annoy me.

A large plop!

I didn’t know this until I went on Pilgrimage with a group from Liverpool. I thought they’d lost the plot. 😂

I wholeheartedly agree with you Cecilia!

Not so secret wanker calling...

Hilarious that your title doesn’t even make sense 🙄🤣

It grates on me when someone in a café or similar asks 'Can I get a....'
I so want to butt in & correct them by saying 'yes, if you have the skills, I'm sure that it's possible for you to make a....but you would have to do that at home; the staff here are paid to make it for you'

The other Americanism is when someone refers to their dog 'using the bathroom' I was walking my dog recently when the wife said to her partner/husband 'darling do you have a poo bag, the dog has just used the bathroom'. DH had to restrain me from asking exactly how did you teach your dog to use a bathroom as mine poos on grass' If I could teach her to use the bathroom I could just flush it & save money on poo bags.

Don't get me started on young people using 'like' every other word eg: 'I was 'like' really tired' Me: 'so how were you feeling that was 'like' really tired?'

I think its the singular use that the poster objects to. I must admit that I find the phrase "a red lip" odd as though someone has only used lipstick on one lip

England, Newcastle specifically

My (least) favourite is ‘passed’. I don’t particularly like passed away, though I understand why some people prefer it, but ‘passed’. Passed what? Their driving test? The salt?

How do we feel about Canadian language/vocabulary. You know they use pants, cookies, diapers, vacation, soda. Basically all the same as the States.

In the NE of which country?

Everythink

Nothink

I spend so much time screaming at the radio or TV.

If my DC used Americanisms I would correct them as we are not American. They are older teens now and none of their friends use Americanisms, in fact it is something that would joke about and do an impression of.

Wait list is another, when did it change from waiting list 🤔